Fast Track Challenge – Programme Report March/April 2025
Events Awards 16 May 2025 12:47:55 BST Dene Botha 6 min read

Programme Overview
The Earniversity Fast Track Challenge continued its mission to empower young people with practical, income-generating skills, confidence, and an entrepreneurial mindset. Over a five-week journey from 3 March to 2 April 2025, students engaged in 10 interactive live classes, exploring real-world strategies in reselling, in-person services, digital skills, and freelancing.
Due to the overlap with exam preparation time and the Easter break, students were granted a two-week extension to complete their Final Projects. The course concluded with a lively and well-attended online
Awards Ceremony on 30 April, held in the Earniversity Digital Academy. The energy was electric, with proud participants and families joining to celebrate the incredible achievements of the cohort.
Programme Completion and Participation
- Applications Received: 74
- Students Who Started the Programme: 44
- Students Who Completed the Programme: 30
- Completion Rate: 68.2%
Despite academic pressures and seasonal timing, the course maintained strong engagement. Classes consistently saw 30+ students live, with 6–8 catching up via recordings.
Knowledge & Skill Development
Students demonstrated clear growth in key areas:
- Hands-on application of reselling techniques (especially on platforms like Vinted and eBay)
- Development of local service offerings (e.g. tutoring, babysitting, gardening)
- Improved communication and business confidence through breakout rooms and interactive tools
- Sharpened understanding of finance, marketing, and personal branding
“Through this course, I’ve been enabled to understand how to control my future and build confidence in achieving my goals.”
— Madison Theobald, Essex
Side-Hustle Success
- 75% of students report having a side-hustle now: 20+ new side hustles launched
- Combined student earnings exceeding £10,000 during the 5-week period
- Diverse income streams included reselling, services, digital goods and promotions
- Some students took their hustle even further — hiring others and building brand materials
“I created a gardening business and made £500 from services and £1,881 from eBay reselling. I’ve even hired two friends to help!”
— William Brown, Essex – Highest Earner
Live Coaching Impact
- Highly Beneficial: 61.9%
- Moderately Beneficial: 38.1%
- Not Beneficial: 0%
“The interactive sessions, live voting, and engagement made this course way more interesting than expected... To the MOON!”
— Eniola Adisa
Earning Mindset Shift

- Improved Significantly: 61.9%
- Slightly Improved: 27.5%
- No Change: 10.6%
“This course helped me develop courage and start selling things. It really boosted my business and my confidence.”
— Nicole Genovese Silva, Wickford
Course Satisfaction

- 10/10 – 38.2%
- 9/10 – 24.5%
- 8/10 – 28.2%
- 7 or below – 9.1%
“You need to stay motivated and grab every opportunity. Getting involved in group calls helped me learn a lot.”
— Leo Noakes
Rewards-Based Learning

- Loved it: 62.8%
- Liked it: 29.6%
- Preferred pre-recorded/self-paced: 7.6%
“Knowing there were rewards pushed me to keep going — I ended up gaining skills and making real money.”
— Logan Nunn
Interest in Future Involvement

- Absolutely: 37.5%
- Yes: 29.4%
- Maybe: 25.2%
- No: 7.8%
“It was an amazing course and experience — thank you!”
— Isaac Rew
Award Winners – March 2025
🏆 Top Achiever AwardSafi Mohsen (UTC Portsmouth) Consistently high performance across categories |
✨ Community Leader AwardHarshul Jain (King John School, Essex) Most engaged and encouraging presence |
🧠 Best Final ProjectSophie Thomas (Mayflower High School, Essex) Creative, practical and polished
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💷 Highest EarnerWilliam Brown (Great Baddow High School, Essex) Over £1.800 earned during the programme
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Honourable Mentions:
- Elias Proskinas – For ongoing support in the community
- Isaiah Agboola – For strong “Grow in Public” content
- Nicole Silva – For powerful entrepreneurial progress at just 14 years old
Looking Ahead
We now turn to the next challenge!
💥 Fast Track Challenge – June Edition launches 3 June 2025, with new content, fresh energy, and more student-driven business success stories to come. Sign up here >
Conclusion
The Earniversity Fast Track Challenge continues to deliver lasting impact. March 2025’s cohort, though impacted by school schedules, still achieved remarkable outcomes — from side hustles and financial gains to confidence, teamwork, and self-development. With +-20 new ventures launched and over £10,000 earned, this cohort proves once again that young people thrive when they are trusted, supported, and given real-world tools to succeed.
Thank you for supporting Earniversity and helping us build a generation that earns with purpose, grows with confidence, and lives with impact.
– The Earniversity Team

Dene Botha
Co-founder of Earniversity and CEO at Empowered Youth Academy LTD, Dene is a self-taught entrepreneur and youth-skills specialist, who has dedicated the past 21 years of his life training young people on essential life-skills that bridge the gap between teenager/adolescent and adulthood. Also known for being a TV presenter, radio personality, international speaker, university lecturer, author, and award winning entrepreneur, Dene has a confident approach to life and business and has an extremely passion demeanour – His excitement is clearly demonstrated when providing insight on all things "youth" related. He's the mind behind the well-known youth brands like Young Mavericks Academy, Inspired Youth, Ready.Set.Success!, Pride Factor, and Streets to Success, which he claims are a culmination of his life’s work. On stage presenting and performing, motivating and coaching, and an undeniable passion for the youth as a whole, Dene knows how to work a crowd and ensure the message is "coolified". He’s been working since the age of 13 y/o and his passion and determination is what has lead him to become a leader within the youth skills-development industry.